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Mrs. Kendall clicked her teeth at him, biting at the air, emphatically. Reyna barked out a laugh, before slapping a hand over her mouth as Kyle looked at her wildly.
“Donotencourage her,” he gritted out between his teeth. “Please.”
“She’s right,” Reyna said, causing Kyle to slap his forehead in disbelief.
“Smart girl…” Mrs. Kendall grinned, pointing. “I like her.”
“He’s on the menu for about another two months – and then he’s distinctlyoffthe menu,” Reyna said sweetly in a very firm tone. “In two months, there is no touching, no invitations, no harassing my husband, and no more propositions… am I clear?”
“Two months?” Kyle leaned towards her, whispering. “Really?”
“I changed my mind,” Mrs. Kendall glared at Reyna, before turning to Kyle and addressing him, completely ignoring her. “I actuallydon’tlike her. I thought I toldyouto be the rascal, ‘the chaser’ in the relationship? If you wanted a domineering woman, you should have said something, Kyle. I’d have told you to take me to bed right then and there! We could have skipped this whole song and dance…”
“Enough!” he choked out in alarm. “Mrs. Kendall, you are…kind, but I am in love with Reyna and…”
“And you are old enough to be his grandma, woman,” Reyna said bluntly, grinning at the woman.
“Physically – yes,” Mrs. Kendall said with a dramatic sigh. “Mentally? Not in the slightest… so be gentle with my frail body, my sweet Kyle,” she pleaded, batting her eyes at him, before zeroing in on Reyna at his side, and then looking at Kyle again.
“Once you take a dip in these roaring waters, you’ll never swim in that stagnant pond ever again…” Mrs. Kendall purred – and Reyna burst out guffawing wildly, wiping her eyes as she cried with laughter.
The older woman glared at her again, unscrewed the top of her bingo dauber, and looked at Kyle once more.
“I don’t like her – at all. You could do better, young man.”
“I love her,” Kyle smiled at Reyna, who was still sputtering with laughter, unable to stop. “There’s no one else better for me than my soulmate.”
“No more coffee for you then,” Mrs. Kendall quipped in annoyance.
“Are you sure? I was coming to enjoy our quick coffee breaks.”
“Not if you are marrying thatcreature…” Mrs. Kendall said, extending her hand daintily and pointing a dauber at Reyna as if she was some heathen.
“Who are you going to have coffee with? … And who will you get to pick you up off the floor and carry you in their strong arms? I thought you liked me coming by? Who are you going to ask for now?”
“You just send that pretty little chief in my direction - he’ll do nicely,” Mrs. Kendall announced. “I don’t like that Chase-boy. He’s too sassy. I think Austin would givemea disease, and not the other way around! Yes, Chief Reese Carpenter will do nicely. He can order me about and handle a real woman - and I do love me some Reese’s pieces. That tough exterior and soft sweetness on the inside? Mmmm yessss…”
“Oh mercy…” Kyle sputtered with embarrassment and understanding of what the other men were going to be facing.
Reyna was sobbing with laughter, holding her sides, as she grabbed a napkin, wiping her face at the vivid sexual innuendos the wrinkled old woman was spouting out, thinking of the stoic man whom she’d met at the hospital when Kyle was there.
The nursing home employee stopped calling the bingo numbers, waiting for silence so they could continue, resulting in them getting several angry looks and glares, and there was a whisper of discontent among the players that was getting progressively louder… and Reyna couldn’t stop laughing.
This was getting funnier and funnier by the moment!
“That boy, Justin, is much too serious… and I like a wild, playful, boy-toy… Ohhh! What about that Pennington kid? What’s his name? Andrew? Alaistair?” Mrs. Kendall continued on, snapping her fingers as Bob reached across the table and stamped her bingo card with his dauber to get her attention – only to have her slap at his hand.
“Back off, ya’ old fart,” Mrs. Kendall growled. “We are having a serious conversation about men.”
“Andy,” Kyle volunteered, barely choking out the word – before accepting a napkin from Reyna to wipe his eyes, too.
Reyna hadn’t met Andy yet, but from what she’d been told by Kyle – the man was playful, outrageous, and enjoyed every facet of life. He was easy-going, made-up names for things, and was cracking as many jokes as Austin was… but in a different manner.
Austin was a complete playboy – whereas Andy was just a big kid at heart.
“Yes, yes,” Mrs. Kendall said, dismissing the two of them like they were annoying. “Bring me my sweet Reese’s pieces, or my boy-toy Andy, the next time I have an emergency. You are officially dumped, Mr. Kyle Rimes – all because of that atrocious hyena that has cackled at me for five minutes straight. Now, please do give all my love to my new beaus, Andy and Reese.”
“Oh, I certainly will…” Kyle choked out, grabbing Reyna by the arm and pulling her out of the cafeteria, where the bingo game was commencing now that it was quiet once again.
